Third suspect arrested in Lincolnton murder after husband, wife charged

Joshua Chinault, 31, was taken into custody Friday night at Days Inn on Clark Dr.

Author:
WCNC Staff

Published:
5:37 PM EDT September 4, 2018

Updated:
11:23 PM EDT September 7, 2018

LINCOLNTON, N.C. -- A husband and wife were arrested on murder charges in Lincolnton Tuesday.

Officers were called to the scene around 6 a.m. at 2005 East Main Street for an unresponsive man in the parking lot of a business. The victim, Christopher Alexander Easter, was pronounced dead minutes later.

Jason John Carwile and Carolyn Ashley Carwile were charged with murder and taken to the Lincoln County Detention Center.

Jason Carwile

As the couple was brought into court Wednesday morning for their first appearance, both proclaimed their innocence while making several unsubstantiated claims about Easter.

"I defended myself!" Carolyn Carwile said when asked if she was guilty of murder.

"Please have Lincoln County Police [sic] look into this crime," Jason Carwile said.